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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Employment opportunities are advertised via the Western Sydney University website and are also posted here as they become available.

Ref 517/18 Visitor Services Officer, Whitlam Institute

Part-time (0.6 FTE), Fixed-term position until December 2018

The Whitlam Institute is seeking to appoint a Visitor Services Officer on part-time basis for 3 days per week until December 2018. This is an exciting and varied role which would appeal to candidates with a passion for people, heritage, history and social policy. The position is the principal point of contact for internal and external visitors and will perform a broad range of administration tasks including coordinating venue bookings, volunteer program, retail and point of sale, visitor information centre and reception area, assistance with events and facilities management. This position plays an important part in showcasing Western Sydney University and the Whitlam Institute and in managing the heritage-listed building and ensuring all the day-to-day operations of the building as a whole are maintained effectively.

The role is situated in the Visitor Information Centre and the incumbent holds primary responsibility for staffing the Centre during opening hours (10am to 4pm), and opening and closing of the building during business hours (9am to 5pm) with back up support provided by the Administration Officer. A roster is kept across the two positions for this purpose. This is a job-share position and is shared with another staff who works part-time from Tuesday to Thursday. The appointee will be required to work every Monday and Friday, with the third day to either be Wednesday or Thursday. The role requires occasional weekend and evening work (on average once per two months). To learn more about this exciting opportunity, please review the Position Description.

The ideal candidate will have a strong customer service and administrative background, as well as high level of communication, interpersonal and IT skills. To learn more about this exciting opportunity, please review the Position Description.

Applications: All applications must be made through Current Vacancies. The position description and selection criteria are also available via this link.

Ref 518/18 Administrative Officer, Whitlam Institute

Full-time, Fixed-term position until 30 June 2020

The Whitlam Institute is currently seeking to appoint an Administrative Officer on a fixed term full-time basis until 30th June 2020. This is an exciting and varied role which would appeal to candidates with a passion for people, heritage, history and social policy. The position is responsible for providing effective and efficient administrative support to the Whitlam Institute covering office and executive support, financial administration, recordkeeping and TRIM, CRM database, travel bookings and administrative support for donor program, visitor operations and asset management. The position plays an important part in ensuring that Whitlam Institute donor program, supporters and visitors receive an outstanding level of customer service, and financial transactions, asset management and recordkeeping is in accordance with university policy and Whitlam Trust Governance Requirements.

This position is one of the backup positions to the Visitor Services Officer (VSO) and from time to time is required to maintain a presence in reception and visitor centre areas during visitor opening hours (10am to 4pm), undertake cash handling and banking duties, and supporting opening and closing of the building during business hours (9am to 5pm) in the absence of the VSO. A roster is kept across the two positions for this purpose.

The ideal candidate will have a strong administrative background and customer service skills, as well as high level of communication, interpersonal and IT skills. To learn more about this exciting opportunity, please review the Position Description.

Applications: All applications must be made through Current Vacancies. The position description and selection criteria are also available via this link.

INTERNSHIPS

If you would like to enquire about an internship with the Whitlam Institute please email info@whitlam.org.